GAITHERSBURG, Md. — August 8, 2005—

GXS, a leading provider of business-to-business (B2B) e-commerce solutions, today announced that AMI Semiconductor (AMIS) has selected GXS Managed Services as its outsourcing solution for the management of its B2B e-commerce transactions. AMIS will use the service to reduce overhead costs and better manage data mapping and standards translation for its base of global trading partners. GXS Managed Services will retire AMIS’ aging internal B2B infrastructure, enhancing the company’s B2B capabilities while enabling the company to maintain focus on core business objectives and reduce strain on IT resources. AMIS, a leader in the design and manufacturing of silicon solutions, has global operations in North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific, interfacing with a large base of trading partners. Prior to deploying GXS Managed Services, AMIS used an internally-developed supplier and customer interface that was integrated with its SAP system. GXS Managed Services was chosen to replace this system because of its ability to extend the value of AMIS’ existing SAP investments while providing a superior alternative B2B outsourcing solution and reducing overhead costs. GXS Managed Services will enhance inventory reporting, purchase orders, order changes and delivery schedules between AMIS and its trading partners. “To effectively compete in today’s semiconductor manufacturing industry, we knew we needed an outsourcing solution that would provide us with tremendous cost savings by boosting the efficiency of our complex supply chain and allowing us to redirect our IT resources to internal projects,” said Roland Smith, director, supply chain, for AMIS. “Given its ability to support a wide range of global data standards and its assortment of B2B program capabilities, GXS was a natural choice for us. We are confident that GXS Managed Services will streamline our overall supply chain, strengthen our partner relationships and provide greater order management capabilities.” Through its use of GXS Managed Services, AMIS is positioned to take advantage of the many value-added features of the GXS Trading Grid, including visibility solutions and business process management capabilities. As a part of the GXS Trading Grid platform, Managed Services offers the hosted infrastructure to conduct a global B2B program, including data translation, transaction management, systems administration and supplier performance reporting capabilities. In addition, GXS Managed Services provides customers the B2B experts to deliver world-class B2B program management, trading community management and customer support. “Outsourcing IT systems removes substantial burdens for businesses of all sizes and in every industry. For high-tech manufacturers, it no longer pays to focus on much besides core business capabilities,” said Steve Keifer, vice president of industry and product marketing at GXS. “GXS has a proven track record of providing tremendous value to businesses in the form of saved time and money through its Managed Services offering. Furthermore, AMIS will be able to grow its supply chain without making additional investments in infrastructure and personnel. With GXS’ assistance, supply chain management and scalability will become a transparent and seamless function for AMIS.” AMIS employs more than 2,500 people worldwide. Approximately 950 work at the company's headquarters, manufacturing and engineering facilities located in Pocatello, Idaho, while nearly 700 are employed at the company's manufacturing facilities and European headquarters in Oudenaarde, Belgium. Still another 500 are employed at the AMIS sort and test facility in Manila, Philippines. In addition, AMI has design, sales and technical support centers located throughout the world. With such a diversified employee base and suppliers in nearly every continent, AMIS needed a global supply chain solutions provider that could ease the complexity of AMIS’ trading partner network while providing an equal level of support to every B2B exchange function. According to Yankee Group, “Managed services providers can help organizations lower the cost to serve customers and suppliers, and ensure they can meet the changing requirements of their trading partner community. This is because they are a faster and more cost-effective option for deploying B2B e-commerce to a wide trading partner base due to their expertise, experience, existing network and shared infrastructure. By addressing the fundamental obstacle in deploying effective B2B e-commerce (i.e., serving as an intermediary to establish technical and process agreements between unique and heterogeneous organizations), B2B managed service providers are emerging as a viable and effective option for enabling B2B e-commerce within and across trading partner communities.”1 GXS has more than 16 years experience and more than 100 clients using GXS Managed Services around the world, including 7th Online, Actaris, Eight O’Clock Coffee, Exel Consolidated Services, National Instruments, OFS Portal, Royal Bank of Canada and Thomson Consumer Electronics. As a key component of the GXS Trading GridSM, Managed Services offers the technical infrastructure to conduct a global B2B program, including transaction management, data translation, systems administration, and supplier performance reporting capabilities. In addition, GXS Managed Services provides customers with the B2B experts to deliver world-class B2B program management, trading community management, and customer support. GXS Trading Grid is the world’s largest electronic business community, used by more than 40,000 trading partners every day to exchange goods and services. As a services-oriented architecture business-to-business platform, Trading Grid helps customers automate global trading communities by shielding complexity from rapidly changing standards, eliminating manual and duplicative efforts and enabling a new level of process integration and business intelligence. About AMI Semiconductor AMI Semiconductor (AMIS www.amis.com) is a leader in the design and manufacture of silicon solutions for the real world. As a widely recognized innovator in state-of-the-art integrated mixed-signal products, mixed-signal foundry services and structured digital products, AMIS is committed to providing customers with the optimal value, quickest time-to-market semiconductor solutions. Offering unparalleled manufacturing flexibility and dedication to customer service, AMI Semiconductor operates globally with headquarters in Pocatello, Idaho, European corporate offices in Oudenaarde, Belgium, and a network of sales and design centers located in the key markets of the North America, Europe and the Asia Pacific region. 1 Yankee Group, “B2B Managed Services Help Companies Expand Footprints and Trading Networks” by Kosin Huang, Jason Corsello, and Matt Delpercio, June 28, 2005

GXS is a leading global provider of B2B e-commerce solutions that simplify and enhance business process integration and collaboration. Organizations worldwide, including 75 percent of the Fortune 500, leverage the GXS Trading Grid to achieve the perfect balance of supply and demand. Active in the global standards arena, GXS solutions enable customers both large and small, to connect with global partners, synchronies product information, optimize inventory levels and demand forecasts, and accelerate the execution of supply chains.

Headquartered in Gaithersburg, MD., GXS provides sales and support to businesses and their partners worldwide. For more information visit our Web site at www.gxs.com.